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First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) Holdings List

$44.88 +0.47 (+1.06%)
As of 04:10 PM Eastern

What stocks does MISL hold?

The First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL) top stock holdings include Palantir Technologies, RTX, and Boeing. The top 25 MISL holdings ordered by weight make up 92.97% of the total fund. MISL is an equity fund in the sector category that invests in publicly traded companies, focused on industrials strategies within the North America region. This page includes a complete MISL stock holdings list ranked by weight, along with a full breakdown of sector, geographic, industry, and currency exposure.

Top 25 MISL Holdings

RankCompanyCurrent PriceWeightShares Held
1
Palantir Technologies Inc. stock logo
PLTR
Palantir Technologies
$177.50
+2.8%
9.49%472,801
2
RTX Corporation stock logo
RTX
RTX
$211.93
+0.8%
8.79%305,958
3
The Boeing Company stock logo
BA
Boeing
$212.48
+0.7%
8.06%269,691
4
GE Aerospace stock logo
GE
GE Aerospace
$354.39
+1.4%
8.04%166,857
5
SpaceX stock logo
SPCX
SpaceX
$139.63
+1.2%
6.10%412,572
6
Lockheed Martin Corporation stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$565.68
+1.6%
4.30%57,286
7
Howmet Aerospace Inc. stock logo
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
$269.32
+2.0%
4.13%110,667
8
Northrop Grumman Corporation stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$550.61
+1.5%
4.06%55,543
9
Heico Corporation stock logo
HEI
Heico
$346.82
-1.2%
3.99%85,417
10
General Dynamics Corporation stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$382.08
+1.5%
3.98%79,917
11
L3Harris Technologies Inc stock logo
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
$262.79
+0.2%
3.84%103,081
12
Transdigm Group Incorporated stock logo
TDG
Transdigm Group
$1,207.28
+1.2%
3.77%23,210
13
Rocket Lab Corporation stock logo
RKLB
Rocket Lab
$66.18
-1.1%
3.60%369,859
14
Curtiss-Wright Corporation stock logo
CW
Curtiss-Wright
$618.45
+1.4%
2.74%29,809
15
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. stock logo
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile
$59.88
-3.4%
2.72%313,155
16
FTAI Aviation Ltd. stock logo
FTAI
FTAI Aviation
$201.27
+0.4%
2.36%82,765
17
Woodward, Inc. stock logo
WWD
Woodward
$345.91
+1.8%
2.26%48,071
18
Leidos Holdings, Inc. stock logo
LDOS
Leidos
$137.47
+2.2%
1.77%101,490
19
Textron Inc. stock logo
TXT
Textron
$83.26
+1.8%
1.59%140,303
20
CACI International, Inc. stock logo
CACI
CACI International
$623.36
+1.8%
1.44%17,823
21
Moog Inc. stock logo
MOG.A
Moog
$384.60
+2.1%
1.35%25,588
22
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. stock logo
HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries
$296.44
+1.8%
1.32%31,795
23
Leonardo DRS, Inc. stock logo
DRS
Leonardo DRS
$38.60
+1.2%
1.25%215,231
24
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$52.93
+0.6%
1.12%151,298
25
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$146.88
-0.4%
0.90%40,834

MISL Geographic Exposure

MISL's largest geographic exposure is United States at 97.7%, followed by Cayman Islands at 2.2%.

  • United States
    97.7%
  • Cayman Islands
    2.2%

MISL Currency Exposure

MISL is exclusively exposed to USD.

  • USD
    77.5%

MISL Sector Exposure

MISL's largest sector exposure is Industrials at 71.0%, followed by Technology at 14.8%.

  • Industrials
    71.0%
  • Technology
    14.8%
  • Communications
    2.6%

MISL Industry Exposure

MISL's largest industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 68.2%, followed by Software at 10.9%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    68.2%
  • Software
    10.9%
  • IT Services
    3.9%
  • Diversified Telecommunication Services
    2.6%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    2.2%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

MISL Sub-Industry Exposure

MISL's largest sub-industry exposure is Aerospace & Defense at 68.2%, followed by Application Software at 10.9%.

  • Aerospace & Defense
    68.2%
  • Application Software
    10.9%
  • IT Consulting & Other Services
    3.9%
  • Alternative Carriers
    2.6%
  • Trading Companies & Distributo
    2.2%
  • Construction & Engineering
    0.5%

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